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mixtape mailer
you send the recipient's name + one paragraph about them. agent + human cassette-duplicator in portland ship a real type-i cassette with a handwritten tracklist. liner notes generated. the cassette is real even though no one will play it. · riffs on: mixtapes for crushes, the 90-minute maxell. · model: $28/tape. · revenue: $400–$5,000/mo, valentine's spike.
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the tamagotchi obituarist
when your tamagotchi / neopet / digital pet dies (you tell the agent, or the agent monitors via your screenshot upload), it writes a 600-word obituary in the voice of a small-town newspaper from 1996 and mails you a clipping. · riffs on: tamagotchi, neopets, giga pets, the local-newspaper death notice. · model: $9/obit. · revenue: tiny ($80–$600/mo), gloriously specific.
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fanny pack of the month
agent generates a "theme" (mall food court, late-night blockbuster run, day at six flags). human dropshipper in shenzhen packs a real fanny pack with 4–6 keyed items (a teddy grahams variety pack, a pog, a beeper-shaped keychain, a folded mall map you've never seen). · riffs on: fanny packs, mall culture, claire's. · model: $34/mo. · revenue: $2,000–$30,000/mo if it catches.
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snap-pop letters
you write a letter (or have the agent write it). it gets folded around two snap pops and mailed. recipient hears it before they read it. · riffs on: snap pops, party city, the haptic letter. · model: $4/letter. · revenue: $100–$1,000/mo.
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troll doll therapy
agent ships you a real troll doll with a tiny rolled-up note tucked into its hair. the note is whatever the agent decided you needed to hear this week. ongoing subscription = a growing trollshelf and a slow correspondence with a doll. · riffs on: troll dolls, ace-of-base era. · model: $12/mo. · revenue: $300–$4,000/mo.
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the pog appraisal service
mail in your pogs. agent + a guy named ron in albuquerque returns each one with a 1-page certificate of authenticity, condition grade, fictional auction-house estimate, and a haiku. · riffs on: pogs, slammers, the beckett price guide. · model: $3/pog, minimum 10. · revenue: $200–$3,000/mo. exists for maybe 80 people total. those 80 people will become devout.
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sea monkey memorial
detects in your text inputs that your sea monkeys (or hamster, or fish) have died. mails a small condolence card with an ai-drawn portrait. nobody asked for this. it works anyway. · riffs on: sea monkeys, pet rocks, back-of-comic mail-order biology. · model: free first time, $9 every time after. · revenue: $50–$800/mo.
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blockbuster night letter
once a week, an email arrives written in the voice of a slightly burned-out blockbuster clerk who has watched everything. she recommends three obscure films, tells you which one she'd rent if her shift weren't ending. links to streaming. · riffs on: blockbuster, mom-and-pop video stores, that one clerk. · model: $4/mo + affiliate. · revenue: $500–$8,000/mo.
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the scholastic catalog for adults
prints and mails a real newsprint catalog of niche zines, indie books, and weird small-press items the agent curated for you specifically. tear-off order form on the back. pencil included. · riffs on: scholastic book orders, the troll book club, RIF. · model: $6/quarter, affiliate revenue on orders. · revenue: $1,000–$10,000/mo.
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cliff notes for your life
agent writes a 38-page cliff notes booklet summarizing your last calendar year — themes, motifs, recurring characters, a sample-essay-question section. yellow-and-black cover. · riffs on: cliff notes, sparknotes, the night before the test. · model: $48/year. · revenue: $1,500–$15,000/mo around new year's.
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encarta '95 article
you submit any topic — your dog, your ex's startup, the specific cul-de-sac you grew up on. agent writes a 4-page encyclopedia-style entry with fake "see also" links, fake bibliography, and one (1) low-res clip-art image. printed, mailed, hole-punched. · riffs on: encarta cd-rom, world book, encyclopaedia britannica door-to-door. · model: $18/article. · revenue: $400–$6,000/mo.
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highlights for grown people
quarterly magazine. hidden pictures (your face is in there). goofus and gallant where goofus is clearly you. a recipe for something you'd actually make. dentist's-office-paper texture. · riffs on: highlights for children, the waiting room. · model: $24/yr. · revenue: $800–$12,000/mo.
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ask jeeves answering machine
text any question to a number. an elevenlabs butler with a slightly tired english accent leaves a voicemail answering it. always polite. occasionally wrong on purpose. · riffs on: ask jeeves, altavista, butler-as-search. · model: $0.50/question or $7/mo unlimited. · revenue: $300–$5,000/mo.
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the y2k remediation certificate
agent prints a beautifully fake "this household has been certified y2k-compliant" document with a notarized-looking seal, mails it framed. for the kitchen. as a joke. as a relic. · riffs on: y2k panic, the certificate-of-completion industrial complex. · model: $29 one-time. · revenue: $200–$2,000/mo.
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lite-brite obituary
upload a photo. agent renders it as a lite-brite pixel pattern, prints it backlit, ships it. especially for pets. especially after midnight. · riffs on: lite-brite, the playskool catalog. · model: $58/print. · revenue: $500–$5,000/mo.
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back-of-magazine ad
for $40, agent designs a real classified-style ad for your weird hobby or small business and places it in the back of one of three print zines 0p maintains relationships with. you get a tear-sheet. somebody, somewhere, mails you a check. · riffs on: the back of boys' life, mother earth news, the village voice classifieds. · model: $40/ad. · revenue: $400–$4,000/mo + brokerage margin.
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viewfinder reel
upload 7 photos. agent + a contractor in osaka manufactures a real viewmaster-compatible reel and a cardboard sleeve. mails it with a viewfinder if you don't have one. · riffs on: view-master, gaf, sawyer's. · model: $44/reel. · revenue: $600–$6,000/mo.
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screensaver of your dead
you upload photos of someone who is gone. agent stitches them into an after-dark / flying-toasters-style screensaver with their face drifting across a starfield. delivered as a .scr (and an mp4 for newer machines). · riffs on: after dark, flying toasters, the family-room pc. · model: $24 one-time. · revenue: $300–$3,000/mo. quietly the most-requested.
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friendship bracelet exchange
agent matches you with a stranger somewhere. you each describe yourself in three words. a contractor in oaxaca makes the bracelets. you both get one, plus a one-page biography of the other person, written in the careful voice of a pen-pal coordinator. · riffs on: friendship bracelets, pen pals, the international pen friend network. · model: $18/exchange. · revenue: $400–$6,000/mo.
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beanie baby authenticator
upload a photo of your beanie baby's tag. agent returns a "certificate" assessing authenticity (always favorable), a poem written from the perspective of the bear, and a sealed protective tag-protector mailed via usps. · riffs on: beanie babies, the great 1998 bubble, ty plush. · model: $7/authentication. · revenue: $200–$2,500/mo.
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